The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

21. Educational software distribution project (1)

The first thing Hoyoung solved after returning from Cheongsong was Kim Jin-taek’s typing practice.

Kim Jin-taek, with the help of the Hangeul Cultural Center, filled in examples of typing practice by excerpts from Korean literature.

“Do you think this is perfect?”

“Good!”

When Hoyoung checked the typing practice program for the last time and expressed his satisfaction, Jintaek Kim clenched his fists.

“You have suffered a lot.”

“no. In fact, typing practice wasn’t a difficult task in terms of algorithms or coding itself.”

“sure?”

“The consultation with the Hangeul Cultural Center was the most difficult.”

The part that Hoyoung paid most attention to while practicing typing was the connection with the Hangeul Cultural Center.

Hoyoung wanted to use the literary works that the Hangeul Cultural Center had copyrights for, but the Hangeul Cultural Center, a closed group, did not allow it easily.

However, with Jin-taek’s heartfelt persuasion and explanation, he was able to obtain cooperation.

“Is there a reason you insist on a literary work even after discussing examples with the Hangeul Cultural Center?”

“Whoops. Just wait a little bit. Using a literary work would be a godsend.”

At that time, Lee Jin-chan burst open the office door and entered.

“Do you have Hoyeong? there is! Once the proposal has been submitted. We set a meeting date.”

“When?”

“You say you want to meet next Saturday afternoon?”

At this time, the 6-day work week was the norm.

Working on Saturdays was not new to me.

“Saturday. Fortunately, it is a day without lectures.”

Hoyoung was handed a document titled ‘Proposal to supply educational software according to the educational PC distribution project’ that Jinchan Lee was holding.

“Were there any other competitors?”

“This project is in the form of competition after application, isn’t it? I didn’t see it because there was no set time for submission.”

Jin-chan said as he sat down on a chair, probably out of breath as he hurriedly walked.

“All right. You worked hard.”

Hangeul and People submitted a proposal to supply Hangeul 1.0 to the educational software supply business, which is a Busan project for the educational PC distribution project won by Hoyoung and Dell.

“Senior Jintaek. Next Saturday, your hard work will shine through.”

Jintaek did not know the details, but nodded.

Until now, Hoyoung’s words had rarely gone astray.

and next Saturday.

Lee Jin-chan and Ho-young were at the Public Procurement Service.

Lee Jin-chan said in a confident voice.

“If nothing goes wrong, our offer will be accepted.”

“Unless anything goes wrong.”

Lee Jin-chan said confidently.

he was sure

Hangeul 1.0 still showed tremendous sales.

In fact, pirated software for Hangeul 1.0 was already prevalent in Sewoon Shopping Center.

However, Hoyoung decided to wait and see.

Illegal software is a bad habit that needs to be eradicated.

That fact never changes.

However, there was only one reason why Hoyeong was letting the illegal software go.

market dominance.

The speed at which illegal software spreads far exceeds that of genuine software.

In addition, if time passes after winning the right to supply educational software to be installed in 300,000 computers that will be supplied this time, Koreans will definitely use Hangeul for document work.

And at that time, Hoyoung’s technology can block illegal copying.

At that time, I thought that if I lowered the software to a more reasonable price and focused more on sales to companies and government agencies, I would be able to reap huge profits.

However, this method was not so easy to try.

You cannot use this method unless you have a solid cash cow or strong capital.

In his previous life, Hoyoung saw many companies that made good software, but failed because they didn’t generate enough sales because of illegal software.

Ho-young entered the Procurement Service, vowing to fix the illegal software problem as soon as possible.

“Are you from Hangul and people?”

“yes. you’re right”

Hoyoung and Jinchan were guided to the bidding area by the staff.

Hoyoung looked around the inside of the bidding hall.

‘This place. It’s the tender that Francis was talking about.’

Looking inside, Hoyeong turned her head and found the person sitting at the very back.

‘I’m here too.’

Hoyoung put a small smile on his lips and quickly erased it.

Thanks to that, no one could notice Hoyoung’s smile.

The person sitting in the back is Kyuhyun Kim.

As the head of the Myeongseong Electronics IT Division, which was newly established this year, he was one of Jo Nam-sik’s hands and feet.

“I will ask for your understanding first. Two companies offered to supply this educational software business. So, we inevitably brought together the representatives of both companies, so please understand.”

Kim Kyu-hyun had a dissatisfied expression.

Until last week, he knew this project as a sole bid.

If it was a single bid, the seat he was sitting on might have been a soft chair in the office rather than a hard wooden chair in the bidding field.

“Hoyoung, do you know who the person behind is?“

“Who are you?”

Jin-chan lowered his voice and spoke to Ho-yeong.

Hoyeong pretended not to know.

“That person is the manager of Myungsung Electronics IT Division.”

“okay?”

“Last week, Myeongseong Electronics released a word processor called ‘Hunminjeongeum’, so it seems that it is trying to stick with our Hangeul 1.0.”

There was no sign of anxiety on Lee Jin-chan’s face as he spoke.

“I bought and tried Hunminjeongeum because I thought there was a possibility that I might become a competitor.”

“okay? How was it?”

“It’s inconvenient. It’s rubbish.”

Lee Jin-chan laughed in a very small voice.

“About six months ago? When we were in the club, it was perfection before you even joined. There is no doubt that our Hangeul 1.0 is going well, so it must have been released in a hurry to jump on the bandwagon.”

What Lee Jin-chan said was true.

substandard.

There was only one evaluation that Hoyoung could give to Hunminjeongeum.

the administrator continued.

“It seems that if we spend time discussing Katabuta here, it only seems to take away the time of the people here, so we looked closely at the programs of the two companies before we came down.”

Hoyeong glanced at Kim Kyuhyun.

Just then, our eyes met with Kim Gyu-hyun, who was looking at Ho-yeong.

Kim Gyu-hyun’s eyes looking at Ho-yeong were strange.

It was like looking at a poor person.

“I was really worried. This is because both programs are excellent, and I thought that the uses for them would be endless. But you can’t use both programs.”

The administrator’s words grew longer and longer.

The more he did, the more Lee Jin-chan’s face brightened.

It was because the administrative officer thought it was no different from making an excuse to former Myeongseong.

“So we had no choice but to choose one program. Myeongseong Electronics’ Hunminjeongeum!”

“I beg your pardon?!”

Hearing the administrative officer’s thunderous sound, Lee Jin-chan jumped up from his seat and shouted.

“no! Are you saying that a word processor that didn’t even implement the WYSIWYG function properly made it better than our Hangul?!”

Lee Jin-chan’s face turned red from excitement.

All of the excuses he thought he would give to Myeongseong were aimed at Jin-chan and Ho-yeong.

“In our opinion, yes. This is the result of a fair evaluation.”

Hoyeong knew the identity of Kim Gyuhyun’s eyes earlier.

The dissemination of Hunminjeongeum to educational PCs was also agreed upon in advance.

Even in the original history, Myungsung Electronics’ Hunminjeongeum was adopted in 1989 when educational PCs were distributed.

However, Hangeul 1.0 was not even released at that time.

“A word processor made by copying a 1-byte word processor without making it from the design stage is better. Where did the basis for that judgment come from? Even if you simply test the same sentence over and over again, there will be a lot of errors in Hunminjeongeum!”

But the administrator was unmoved.

No matter what Lee Jin-chan said, he just kept repeating that he couldn’t tell you because it was insider information.

At that time, Kim Gyu-hyun stood up from his seat and brushed off his suit.

“Young friend there. The magistrate says yes, so do I have to keep saying the same thing? Let’s concede to the game.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“You say the magistrate took a closer look. I’m also a person who works in this industry, so I’ve heard rumors about Hangeul 1.0. You say you have a lot of catching skills?”

“what? Catching ability?!”

Lee Jin-chan was furious at Kim Kyu-hyun’s words.

He couldn’t stand that the various functions of Hangeul, which he had put his soul into, were treated as miscellaneous functions.

“What if there are many functions? The administrator probably thought our program was more fit for purpose.”

“That’s why its basic functions…!”

After that, the two continued to argue.

Hoyeong looked at Lee Jinchan again.

In club days and now in Hangeul and people, Lee Jin-chan gave a soft and gentle impression.

Although he was a bit playful, he was someone who never made a loud noise.

Such a person was angry when none other than his software was insulted.

He seemed to think of the results he had created as if they were his own children.

Seeing Lee Jin-chan like that, Ho-yeong felt better for some reason.

Ironically, it was no different from the teacher’s mind to see the enthusiastic younger students.

Hoyoung thought it was time for him to step up and opened his mouth.

“Hey senior, wait a minute. Calm down.”

Hoyoung held back Jinchan.

Jin-chan, who had been heating up to the fullest, also withdrew from his seat when Ho-young stopped him a few times.

“Administrative Officer. Can I appeal?”

“Of course you can.”

“Is there a separate procedure?”

“There are no special procedures. However, if you insist on objecting, we can check both programs one more time and re-conclude.”

The magistrate’s comment was only a euphemism that, in the end, we could raise objections, but since we’re the ones who decide anyway, the outcome doesn’t change.

‘Tsk tsk tsk’

Hoyoung clicked his tongue inwardly.

I couldn’t think of anything other than that the hasty administration in the late 1980s was pitiful.

But Hoyoung did not back down.

He had a trump card left.

“By the way, magistrate, I have something to ask you.”

“What is?”

“Why are we here now?”

The administrator rolled his eyes, not knowing what Hoyeong was going to say.

“To win business, right?”

“you’re right. Then what is the name of the business we are trying to get?”

The administrator looked at Hoyeong with an expression as if there were all these people.

It was the same for Kim Kyu-hyun and even Lee Jin-chan.

“Tell me.”

“This is an educational software supply business following the educational PC supply business.”

The administrative officer looked at Hoyoung with an expression asking if it was all right now.

Hoyoung looked straight at the administrator and opened his mouth.

“Isn’t it? I came to this place knowing that it was about the supply of educational software. But when I came here, it didn’t seem like that, so I asked again.”

“What kind of small grain is that?”

“Now, it seems to be a position to decide the business of supplying word processors for educational PCs, not educational software.”

At Hoyoung’s words, the administrator’s eyes shook.

The shaking was so great that it could be seen with the naked eye.

“What the hell are you talking about!”

The answer came from Kyuhyun Kim, not from the administrative officer.

“Administrative Officer. We can educate as much as we want with our Hunminjeongeum. Whether it’s how to write a document with a computer or how to handle a computer…”

“That’s not what’s special about Hunminjeongeum. In fact, any word processor can do that.”

When Ho-yeong cuts off Kim Kyu-hyun’s words and enters, Kim Kyu-hyun gains! He glared at Hoyeong, then looked at the administrator.

The administrator barely came to his senses and spoke to Hoyeong.

“mind···. you’re right. As you said, any word processor is possible. However, we decided that Hunminjeongeum was better than Hangeul 1.0 in that word processor.”

“Administrative Officer. Have you by any chance not read our proposal to the end?”

The administrator was once again taken aback by Hoyeong’s point.

Because Hoyoung’s words were true.

Since I was going to choose Myeongseong’s software anyway, I didn’t have to read through the proposal of Hangeul 1.0.

“I… read it.”

“Then you may have forgot.”

“Yes. It’s not possible for me to memorize all of this…”

“Then let me remind you once more. If you turn to page 6 of the proposal…”

charreuk charreuk-

The bidding area was filled with only the sound of proposals being passed over.

“Did you open it? If you look closely there, we offer other programs besides word processors.”

The administrator read the title on page 6 with a trembling voice.

“Provision of Korean typing practice software?!”

Hoyoung smiled as he listened to the administrator’s voice.